You are here
Home » Taxon » Cnidaria » Hydrozoa » Hydroidolina » Leptothecata » Sertulariidae » Thyroscyphus » Thyroscyphus fruticosus - (Esper, 1793)
Taxon
Thyroscyphus fruticosus (Esper, 1793)
Nomenclature
-
Family: SertulariidaeGenus: Thyroscyphus
Species:
Thyroscyphus fruticosus (Esper, 1793)
Usage:
valid
-
Synonyms: 4
SUMMARY
The only reliable means of distinguishing between Thyroscyphus fruticosus and Thyroscyphus torresii in situ is in the slightly more straggling colonies and pink colour of T. fruticosus while T. torresii is tidier in aspect and is honey brown in colour.